Autoplay Brings Up Window of CD Instead of Install

[Guest David Owens]

When I put in an install CD, Windows XP brings

up a window with the contents of the CD instead

of running the install program. I've tried checking

the Registry entries a Microsoft Knowledge Base

article says to check when you have autoplay problems

and I ran a autoplay fix program I downloaded from

Microsoft's site, but the problem is still there.

Any ideas?

[Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Re: Autoplay Brings Up Window of CD Instead of Install

 

Hi David,

 

Open My Computer, right-click the drive-letter for the CD drive and choose Properties. Click "AutoPlay". For each of the content types listed in the drop-down, select the option "Prompt me each time to choose an action" or simply click "Restore Defaults". Click OK.

 

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Regards,

 

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

 

 

"David Owens" <davidjowens@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:j%7mi.57568$Fo1.57472@bignews7.bellsouth.net...

When I put in an install CD, Windows XP brings

up a window with the contents of the CD instead

of running the install program. I've tried checking

the Registry entries a Microsoft Knowledge Base

article says to check when you have autoplay problems

and I ran a autoplay fix program I downloaded from

Microsoft's site, but the problem is still there.

Any ideas?

[Guest David Owens]

Re: Autoplay Brings Up Window of CD Instead of Install

 

Thanks for the reply, but I'd already tried that. Everything

is set at the default of Choose an Action, but it still does the

same thing.

 

Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:

> Hi David,

>

> Open My Computer, right-click the drive-letter for the CD drive and choose Properties. Click "AutoPlay". For each of the content types listed in the drop-down, select the option "Prompt me each time to choose an action" or simply click "Restore Defaults". Click OK.

>

[Guest Kelly]

Re: Autoplay Brings Up Window of CD Instead of Install

 

Hmmm, see if line 10 helps: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

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All the Best,

Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

 

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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

 

"David Owens" <davidjowens@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

news:j%7mi.57568$Fo1.57472@bignews7.bellsouth.net...

> When I put in an install CD, Windows XP brings

> up a window with the contents of the CD instead

> of running the install program. I've tried checking

> the Registry entries a Microsoft Knowledge Base

> article says to check when you have autoplay problems

> and I ran a autoplay fix program I downloaded from

> Microsoft's site, but the problem is still there.

> Any ideas?

[Guest RalfG]

Re: Autoplay Brings Up Window of CD Instead of Install

 

With some discs auto-run is disabled for any instance after the software has

already been installed. In that case if you want to re-install over top of

the original installation for any reason you'd have to browse to the

Install or Setup EXE file to run it manually.

 

"David Owens" <davidjowens@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

news:TRami.35255$19.29908@bignews5.bellsouth.net...

> Thanks for the reply, but I'd already tried that. Everything

> is set at the default of Choose an Action, but it still does the

> same thing.

>

> Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:

>> Hi David,

>>

>> Open My Computer, right-click the drive-letter for the CD drive and

>> choose Properties. Click "AutoPlay". For each of the content types listed

>> in the drop-down, select the option "Prompt me each time to choose an

>> action" or simply click "Restore Defaults". Click OK.

>>